Rajasthan Elections: Congress releases fourth list of 56 candidates, total 151 nominees declared

Congress on Tuesday released its fourth list of 56 candidates who will contest the Rajasthan Assembly elections scheduled on November 25.  The grand old party has fielded spokesperson Gourav Vallabh from the Udaipur seat, Yashpal Gehlot from Bikaner East, Ankur Mangalni from Ganganagar, and many more. Manvendra Singh, who jumped ship from BJP also got a place in the fourth list for Siwana seat. 

Till now Congress has declared a total of 151 nominees for the state elections. The grand old party on Friday released its third list of 19 candidates bringing the total number of nominees declared by the party to 95. 

Congress releases a list of 56 candidates for the upcoming election in Rajasthan. 

Gourav Vallabh to contest from Udaipur. pic.twitter.com/WVaI9SKHdP

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Meanwhile, the BJP released its second list of candidates on October 21, with former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to recontest from Jhalrapatan. The party declared 83 candidates in the second list which has some prominent names including former Rajasthan BJP president Satish Punia, who has been fielded from Amber constituency. 

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday released its third list of 21 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday released its first list of 17 candidates. 

With poll dates nearing in Rajasthan,  all the political parties have geared up campaigning and launching attacks in a bid to push each other out to form their government. The nomination process has also begun from October 29 which will continue till  November 6 and withdrawal of nominations can be done till  ​​November 9. 

The 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will go to polls on November 25 in a single phase. The counting of votes will take place on December 3, coinciding with the other four states: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram. In the 2018 assembly elections, the Congress won 99 seats while the BJP won 73 seats in the 200-member house. Ashok Gehlot came to power with the support of BSP MLAs and independents.